nanming man

Chapter 642 Political Problem

On May [-]th, the first imperial examination after the formal founding of the Western Wei Dynasty finally kicked off in Xi'an.

A total of more than 120 scholars from Guanzhong, Huguang, Nanyang, Jiangnan and other places came to compete for more than [-] places.

I have to say that these more than 1000 candidates are undoubtedly lucky to come here at this time.

When most of the candidates are still holding a wait-and-see attitude towards the Western Wei Dynasty, their competition pressure in this exam is undoubtedly much smaller.

Now is the time when the Western Wei Dynasty is employing people, and a lot of official positions need talents to fill them. As long as the knowledge of Juzi is not really incapable, the feudal government is willing to train and appoint.

If the prestige of the Western Wei Dynasty is further improved and the feudal government is on the right track, I am afraid that there will be no such good opportunities for those who take the exam in the future. Wait until one is missing.

Most of the candidates who can participate in the Western Wei imperial examination are people with active minds. The purpose of the examination is to apply what they have learned, and to become an official and make a fortune.

Therefore, every candidate cherishes this opportunity and treats this imperial examination with the greatest enthusiasm.

After Gao Yihuan became a great king and the lord of a country, ideas emerged one after another in his mind. He wanted to build the Western Wei Dynasty into a great country, but he was unable to put his many ideas into consideration immediately. accomplish.

He actually has some opinions on the imperial examination, but he has limited energy now and really doesn't have the energy to toss about, so he hasn't made any changes.

Therefore, there is no difference between the imperial examinations in the Western Wei Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. The process is almost the same, and the exams are also stereotyped.

The location of the exam was the original Xi'an Fuxue, and several nearby mansions were also temporarily requisitioned by the feudal government as the exam room.

The Jiangnan Fushe has great influence in Nanzhili and Zhejiang, and its members are all leaders of the younger generation of Jiangnan scholars.

Chen Zhenhui, Hou Fangyu, Maoxiang, Fang Yizhi, and Chen Zilong among the four princes in the late Ming Dynasty were all cadres of Fushe, and even Chen Mingxia under Gao Yihuan was once a member of Fushe, but he surrendered to Dashun in Beijing After that, he was expelled from Fushe.

At this time, after the failure of the Ming and Qing peace negotiations, Fushe lost the chance to stand up and was already falling apart.

Chen Zilong, Xia Yunyi and others became cadres of the imperial party, another group of people joined forces with Ma Ruan, and the rest continued to support them, or looked for new ways to realize their ambitions, and issued political appeals on behalf of the Jiangnan gentry .

This time, for the imperial examination in the Western Wei Dynasty, Chen Zhenhui came here by herself to realize her own ambitions. Before Maoxiang and others came, they actually got the support of the big boss of Donglin.

The current reform strategy of the imperial party has seriously damaged the interests of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, but Donglin, who represents their interests, has lost the right to speak in the court and cannot influence Nanjing's policies, so they need to use other channels to express their opinions sound.

In Donglin's view, it might be a way out for Fushe candidates to come to the Western Wei Dynasty to take the imperial examination.

This is also for future considerations, in case the Western Wei Dynasty seizes the world, relying on the Donglin Party members in the Western Wei Dynasty, the interests of the Jiangnan gentry can be preserved to avoid bloody cleansing during the dynasty change.

These moves into the court of the Western Wei Dynasty can gradually lead Gao Yihuan to the right path of safeguarding the interests of the gentry, prevent Gao Yihuan from learning from Li Zicheng, and go to the wrong path, and transform the Western Wei Dynasty into a regime that is in line with the interests of the gentry.

In this way, even if the dynasties change, it will only be the old Zhu family replaced by the old Gao family, and they will still be the officials.

Before Mao Xiang and others came to the examination room, thinking about the words of the big brother's earnestness, Gao Jingzhong rose strongly, and sooner or later he would have to fight against the Ming Dynasty.

If the Western Wei Dynasty conquered the world, then there must be officials from the south of the Yangtze River in the Western Wei Dynasty.

The Donglin party members were loyal to the emperor and patriotic on the surface, but in fact they valued the interests of small groups more. When Li Zicheng broke Beijing, many party members directly surrendered to Dashun in order to continue to control the power.

When the Qing army captured Nanjing, Qian Qianyi and others directly surrendered in order to protect their own interests. Later, they found that they could not protect them, so they embarked on the road of resisting the Qing Dynasty.

If they can surrender to the Qing, they can also take refuge in the Western Wei Dynasty. Especially when Donglin lost power in Nanjing, and Nanjing is not protecting their interests, it is possible to secretly communicate with the Western Wei Dynasty or even collude with the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, it was still dark, and many candidates came to the examination room with lanterns. The streets were dotted with stars, like a galaxy in the night sky, which was extraordinarily spectacular.

Chen Zhenhui bowed her hands and saluted, "Brother Pijiang, you are at the top of the high school list!"

"Everyone! Each other! Everyone has to pass the exam!" Mao Xiang smiled back, and a group of people were checked together and then entered the examination room.

The exam lasted for three days. On the third day, the candidates came out of the exam room one after another. Everyone had a serious expression on their faces and a heavy heart. It was obvious that the exam questions were not easy.

Many scholars walked out of the examination room and returned to the posthouse where they stayed in twos and threes. Some scholars felt that they did not pass the examination and were ready to pack their things and return home.

"Brother Dingsheng, how did you do in the exam?" Mao Xiang asked impatiently as soon as they met.

As a former Fushe cadre, Chen Zhenhui can be said to be well-educated, and the content of the exam naturally did not stump him.

"I think it's not bad. I've answered all the exam questions. As for whether I can pass or not, it depends on how the examiner chooses." Chen Zhenhui said with a smile: "Brother Pijiang did well in the exam, there should be no problem!"

Mao Xiang smiled wryly and said, "All the previous answers are good, but the latter one is a bit uncertain."

Chen Zhenhui said: "This time there is an extra question in the exam, and the style is not required. The question is "The Interpretation of the Country and the World". It is said that His Highness personally came up with the question!"

Speaking of this, Chen Zhenhui admired Gao Yihuan a little. He never expected that Gao Yihuan could come up with such a high-level question.

Maoxiang said: "That's the question, I'm not afraid of brother Dingsheng's jokes, I've thought hard for a long time, but I can't figure out which scriptures and allusions it is from!"

Chen Zhenhui said: "I don't know about this, but this question is actually easy to solve. You only need to consider the intention of His Highness to ask this question, and you can solve it. I thought this question was actually a political question, used to screen us Example. It mainly demonstrates the relationship between the Western Wei Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and the world, as long as the answer is politically biased towards the Western Wei Dynasty, it will be considered a pass!"

Hearing his words, there were two people behind Maoxiang, their faces turned pale immediately, they were talking about loyalty and patriotism during the exam.

This is obviously because they did not understand the intention of the questioner, did not review the question properly, and it was a mistake to write.This time the imperial examination is for the selection of talents in the Western Wei Dynasty. Naturally, an investigation must be carried out in terms of political orientation. If you are not inclined to the Western Wei Dynasty, how can you be an official?
Loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, this is not impossible to talk about, but we have to wait for Gao Yihuan to sit in the world before talking about it. It is too early to talk about it, no doubt because he did not understand Gao Yihuan's needs at this time, and his political level is directly inferior.

It's like Manchu wrote "The Biography of Second Officials" later, could he have done it like this from the beginning?

After hearing this, Mao Xiang was reluctantly heaved a sigh of relief. He had written too much stereotyped essays. He was a little uncomfortable with the sudden adjustment, but fortunately, he was not rigid. He felt the general direction and flattered him a few times .

At this time, he relaxed a little, and seeing several people in the same company with solemn expressions, "Okay, brothers, don't think about it after the exam, let's go to the wine shop for a drink!"

"Okay, let's have a drink!" Chen Zhenhui was in a good mood and immediately agreed.

After the general examination, it will take a few days to mark the papers, and the scholars will stay in Xi'an for a while.

Some of them stayed in the inn, some visited Xi'an, and many people were attracted by the newly built workshops outside the city and went outside to visit.

In the temporary palace, Gao Yihuan opened his hands, and Zhao Juan was putting a piece of cloth on him. After choosing the cloth, he ordered the Ministry of Rites to make him a wedding dress.

At this time Li Laiheng walked up quickly, and said in Gao Yihuan's ear, "Your Majesty, General Zhou is back!"

"Zhou Ronghua?" Gao Yihuan frowned, threw the cloth to Zhao Juan, and asked, "Where is he?"

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